You may be on to something here especially with all Currys amateur fights taking there wear and tear ala Clint Jackson and even Terry Norris I believe to some extent. I like that you stand firm in your belief here. I have that same attitude regarding a few fighters where I now seem to be in the minority whereas about 5 or 6 yrs ago I was in the majority. Go figure
I LOVED Lloyd in the Curry and Bumphus fights. He totally exposed them and crucified both of them! I would concur that something must have happened to him, probably did not take care of himself and was on some substance because there is no way a couple of pansies like Breland and Starling wouldve gone long with a prime LH Starling might have lasted longer, maybe eight but Breland before 5
I'm not British and I can vouch that Lloyd was the real deal. good enough to turn a prime Curry's head into mush
why do you even post here with your stale humour and useless opinions? youre not in the least bit original if there were a show named America's got no talent, you'd be the star attraction
Lloyd nearly fought Marlon Starling instead of Maurice Blocker in 1987. I gather Starling was ready to replace Blocker (for some reason or other) but Blocker went ahead with the fight in the end. I actually think the Honeyghan of 1987 with home advantage might well have beaten Starling in a tough distance fight. Honeyghan was never really the same again after the first Vaca fight. I know he had trouble with his hands but his very short prime is puzzling.
I disagree completely with this. Curry was the real deal and proved it during his reign. People are talking on here like he was some one-hit wonder. Remember this was the 8th defense of his reign when he lost to Honeyghan, having beaten Roger Stafford, Nino LaRocca, Marlon Starling, Colin Jones and unified against Milt McCrory. He just outgrew the division. Indeed, he toyed with 154 a year before the 8th defense, but the money is with the title and he continued boiling down to 147 which ultimately became his Waterloo. Honeyghan was just incidental. Curry probably would not have gotten past another match with Starling in the shape he was in. Honey was just fortunate to be in the right time/right place, like Stracey was against Napoles, Spinks was against Holmes and Rose against Harada.
I thought he got Curry at the right time as well. It was common knowledge at the time that Curry was struggling. Honeyghan did though go about it in the right way showing Curry no respect at all. I don't think Curry was ever the same again even though he did have some success. Honeyghan on the other hand got a bit carried away with his own power after that blowing away two former light welters, Hatcher and Bumphus. The scorecards might not reflect it but I'm sure I remember the Blocker fight being quite a tough fight and by the time he fought Vaca he was starting to get very reckless. He should of boxed a bit smarter against Starling because he could box well.
I didn't say he wasn't a world champion ,or world class I said, given the two choices he was more of the latter than the former. I've seen a hell of a lot of Honeyghan's fights,probably significantly more than you and from ringside. I don't need you to tell me his abilities.Curry stood in the pocket with a terrific hitter in Colin Jones,who I also saw a whole lot of in live ringside action,up close and personal. Curry, in his prime would stop Lloyd,I have no doubt of that.
You omitted my third example. Harada-Rose. Harada went on to have some success at the higher weight class, as did Curry. They just outgrew their divisions.
